Shoe sole edge polisher



May 16, 1951 E. M. HEMsTREEr 2,983,942

sHoE soLE EDGE PoLIsHER Filed Nov. 24, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 L EA Non MHEMSTREET INVENTOR BY I l 1 ATTORNEYS May 16, 1961 E. M. HEMsTREET 2,983,942

SHOE SOLE EDGE POLISHER Filed NOV. 24, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 [LEA/vof? M HEMsr/PEET INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

States Patent snoE soLE EDGE PoLIsHER Eleanor M. Hemstreet, 2424 Burgundy Way, Sacramento, Calif.

This invention relates to a polish applicator, designed primarily for supplying polish or sole dressing to the marginal edges of shoe soles.

An important object of the invention is to provide a sole dressing applicator which will permit the ready and accurate application of sole dressing eliminating the possibility of the sole dressing contacting the shoe upper to be objectionable, particularly when polishing two-tone shoe Iuppers.

Another object of the invention is to provide a shoe sole dressing applicator embodying a novel construction permitting the disassembling or assembling of the component parts of the device to facilitate the replacement of the dauber sponge, should it require repair or replacement.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a sole dressing or polish applicator which will guard the upper of the shoe against the dressing or polish when the sole dressing iluid is being applied to the upper surface of the marginal edge of the sole, or during the application of the dressing material to both the outer edge and upper surface of the sole.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of a guard member disposed between the body of the applicator and dauber to prevent the liquid dressing material from passing from the dauber to the body portion of the applicator or to the hand of the person using the applicator.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of an applicator constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the applicator illustrating the sponge or dauber as positioned over the mouth of a bottle containing shoe sole dressing or polish, to absorb the same. f

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an edge elevational view of the applicator illustrating the guard lip of the applicator. f

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmental sectional view illustrating the dauber and guard lip positioned adjacent to the sole and upper of the shoe in applying sole dressing.

Fig. 6 is an edge elevational view illustrating a modied form of the invention designed for applying sole dressing to the outer marginal edges of the soles of ladies shoes.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the modified form of applicator.

Fig. 8 .is a fragmentary sectional view illustrating the use of the modified form of the invention.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmental sectional view illus- Patented May 16, 1961 trating the position of the dauber in applying sole dressing to the outer marginal edges of ladies shoes.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the applicator is indicated generally by the reference character 5 and includes `a circular body portion 6 which is formed with a laterally extended guard lip 7 extending Ifrom the marginal edge of the body. 'I'he reference character 8 indicates the handle of the applicator which is provided with an opening 9 at one end thereof so that the applicator may be conveniently swung on the supporting hook, not shown.

The body portion V6 is provided with a central opening 10, the wall of which is formed with an annular groove 11 for the reception of the split attaching pinV V12, the attaching pin being formed with an enlargement 13 adapted to snap into the annular groove 11, to :frictionally contact the wall of the annular groove to secure the attaching pin within the opening 10 of the circular body portion, but at the same time permit the rotation of the split attaching pin with respect to the circular body portion 6.

This split attaching pin 12 is secured to the dauber 14, which is constructed preferably of felt or suitable sponge material, the dauber being circular -in formation and in diameter slightly less than the diameter of the body portion 56, so that the marginal edge of the body will extend beyond the periphery of the dauber providing a guide or gage for resting on the upper surface of a shoe sole as the applicator is being used in applying sole dressing to the outer edge of the sole.

In order that the liquid sole dressing being applied will be guarded against passing to the body portion 6 and onto the handle of the applicator, a disc 15 of a diameter equal to the diameter of the dauber, is provided, which disc is constructed of metal foil or suitable plastic material and is secured to the dauber surface adjacent to the face of the body portion 6, as better shown by Fig. 3 of the drawings.

This disc 15 is preferably constructed of metal foil or suitable plastic material so that the dressing cannot pass from the dauber onto the handle of the applicator.

As shown on sheet 2 of the drawings the dauber may be of a diameter to fit within the mouth of a bottle containing sole dressing, so that the sole dressing may be absorbed by the dauber for application to the sole. In this form of the invention a metal disc 16 is provided to which the dauber 17 is secured, the dauber 17 being of a diameter less than the diameter of the disc 16, in that the portion of the disc 16 that extends beyond the periphery of the dauber 17 provides a support and guide for the dauber 14 of the sole dressing along the marginal edge of the sole, particularly the soles of ladies shoes.

In this form of the invention the body portion of the applicator which is indicated by the reference character 1S, contacts the upper 19 of the shoe, the sole of which istbeing supplied with sole dressing. I

The attaching pin 20 in this form of the invention is identical to the attaching pin 12 and is so constructed that it may be readily removed and replaced to reverse the operation of the dauber from the side of the body portion 6, opposite to the guard rib 7 or vice versa, as shown by Fig. 9.

From the foregoing it will be seen that due to this construction, =I have provided a sole dressing applicator, the dauber being so constructed that it may be positioned on the body portion of the applicator for applying the sole dressing to either the outer marginal edge of a shoe sole, or to the upper surface of the shoe sole adjacent to the marginal edge thereof, as shown by Fig. 5 of the drawings, the applicator having a guard rib 7 for contacting the adjacent surface of the shoe upper guarding 3 the dauber against contacting the shoe upper as it is being rotated over the marginal edge of the shoe sole in applying the dressing to the upper surface of said shoe sole.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed 1. An applicator for applying shoe sole dressing to the marginal edges of shoe soles, extending beyond the edges ,of the uppers of shoes, comprising a circular body having opposite dat sides, a portion only of the edge of said body being extended normal to one side providing a guard movable against the upper of a shoe adjacent to the shoe sole gauging the movements of said applicator, a circular felt rotatable dauber disk, means for selectively journaling said disk on either side of said body, said disk being movable over the marginal edge of said shoe sole applying dressing thereto, and a handle extending References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 441,012 Leighton Nov. 18, 1890 720,930 Johnson Feb. 17, 1903 1,003,650 Redin Sept. 19, 1911 1,539,472 Dotter May 26, 1925 2,402,577 Rodgers June 25, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS 378,129 Great Britain Aug. 11, 1932 

